Jeff Sheehan Author | Mktg Consultant | Speaker

All of us need to be on guard against arrogance, which knocks at the door whenever you are successful. —Steve Jobs Adopt a beginner’s mindset and be open and welcoming to new ideas and feedback.

Tom Brady: To be successful at anything, the truth is, you do not have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren not: consistent, determined and willing to work for it. No shortcuts.

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. —Alvin Toffler, Futurist

GARTNER: TOP 10 STRATEGIC TECH TRENDS & PREDICTIONS 2027-2030 1 Large quantitative models 2 Speech reasoning models 3 World models 4 AI context platforms 5 AI coding agent harness 6 AI agent identity 7 Autonomous exposure remediation 8 SovereignTech 9 Disposable applications 10 Wetware as a service Predictions for 2027-2031: ———————————— 1. By 2030, LQMs will replace LLMs in 25% of strategic forecasting and operational modeling tasks across major enterprise functions. 2. By 2030, over 70% of enterprise voice interactions will be handled autonomously by speech models, up from less than 10% in 2026. 3. By 2030, 40% of robotics applications will incorporate world models to drive optimal decisions in adaptive environments, compared with less than 1% in 2025. 4. By 2027, organizations that prioritize semantics in AI-ready data will increase agentic AI accuracy by up to 80% and reduce costs by up to 60%. 5. By late 2026, autonomous coding agents will generate 20% of all public commits, making closed-loop harnesses mandatory to prevent critical software delivery quality failures. 6. By 2028, 25% of enterprise security breaches will trace back to AI agent abuse due to unmanaged machine privileges and legacy credential practices. If organizations don’t resolve these identity challenges, over half of their enterprise AI initiatives will halt entirely. 7. By 2031, organizations deploying autonomous exposure remediation will reduce their average vulnerability containment window from weeks to within 48 hours. 8. By 2030, over 75% of non-U.S.-based organizations will adopt digital sovereignty strategies, shifting critical workloads to reduce geopolitical and vendor lock-in risks. 9. By 2030, widespread SaaS fatigue and AI-driven software abundance will force leading organizations to ensure 80% of new applications are disposable and easy to replace. 10. By 2030, 25% of enterprise organizations prioritizing specialized low-power AI will deploy biological computing to bypass traditional silicon limits. Gartner’s top 10 strategic technology trends for 2027 is a strong reminder for all business leaders: the future of business is autonomous. #GartnerSYM

In a world where you can be anything, be kind.

“Everything is super important. Until you are sick. Then you realize there was only ever one thing that was important - your health.” Do not take your good health for granted. Be selfish about your health.

Distance yourself from people who make you feel bad about yourself.